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Sharp County record., 1887-08-18

A Gazette special from Washington Of
the llth inst. says; ut is about definite
" determined that the president Will
leave Washington the last week in Sep
tember, and 60 directly to St. Louis, prob.
ably by way of Indianapolis. lie will
spend two days in St. Louis, and go from
there to Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison,
St. Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha, Kansas
City, Little Rock, Memphis, Nashville
and Atlanta, reaching the latter place in
time to meet his arrangements for Octo-
Der IS. He win go by the ordinary lines
of travel between the places named, and
as his fixed appointments will preclude
any divergence from this route to visit
other cities, all Invitations outside OF 1t
will have to be declined" :"
Sharp County record., 1887-08-18

One of the most spiritually-minded
Christians whom we have ever known was
in the habit of saying: II an willing to
be governed by Gods laws, and to be
saved by his grace" This is most ez-
cellent statement of the condition of
truly Christian neutrality-suspicious..
Sharp County record., 1887-08-18

The Arkansas Gazette book and job
printing department has recently been
purchased by j. L. Tulli8 and E. L. Civ
ems who will assume control Sept. l. The
Gazette proprietors will hereafter devote
their entire attention to the newspaper
business.
Sharp County record., 1887-08-18

The Arkansas Democrat and the Arkan'
sas Gazette are in O wrangle about the
relative value Of those two cfioes. This
is useless cavil. Sworn Inventories would
not convince the average reader that the
two s.outfts" cost $1,000. Hushitup.
Sharp County record., 1887-08-18

Let not one say that BE cannot govern
his nassiops, nor hinder them from break
in, out and carrying him to action; Tor
what he can do before prince or great
man he can do alone, or in The presence
Of God, if he will.-LOcke.
Sharp County record., 1887-08-18

We I'll
esteemed I
Of The Wa
Miss '
days with |
in Washin,
1t is re
willoccupy.
the west en-,
the custody
having serv,
ssnisnce inn
Capt.W W
drews and fs
Miss Artie an
services at G,
Sunday, Tb,
good sermon
Sharp County record., 1887-08-18

Mrs. Kellett, the woman implicated
in the whipping Of the two women i'll the
nc. tb part of the county, notice OF which
has been heretofgIe given in these col
umns, was held without bail to answer
the charge of being accessory to the mur-
der of Miss Baker. Constable Morris ar
rived here with her last Sunday and de-
livered her into the custody OF Sheriff
Hall. The Jail now has four male 0ocu-
pants and suitable provision for her ac~
oommodation there cannot be made with
ont great inconvenience, hence we sup
pose she will be guarded until application
can be made to the circuit Judge for a
writ of habea8 corpus and bail by him be
assessed or denied. If committed to Jail
she will be the first woman ever placed
there in the history Of the county,
Sharp County record., 1887-08-18

I.fz AGAIN announced Ar. Af. PerkeZ
abss occurred the loaa Of all the money
necessary to build ne Pacific S Great
Eastern railroad and work will begin
ss--y in fhs fall. This is another spike
in the great papas line,
4 thirteen year old cirl named Fannie
Horlon, who's; home is in Dyersburg,
Tenn. bu, who says she has lately been
living in J1uesboro, Ark, was taken from
a house of ill.famo Tuas5sy night aud
sent to the House Of the Good Shepherd
Daily Gazette, Aug II.
Sharp County record., 1887-08-18

The court house, together v.tA the
records and papers, eas destroyed ty an
inoendiary torch, at YolI7ill', On the hisn,
Of the l0th The building was insured
for 50 .OUO. The county clalk lost hsavi-
" il money. scrip and Uotts'
Sharp County record., 1887-08-18
DIR HELPERS.

We want one or two good agents at
every post-ofice in the county who Will
work II increase the circulation Of the
RECORD. The following have agreed to
help us, and we will be pleased to add
other names and post-ofices to the list,
when sent in:
W. E. Brswley. ]. ". Overton, Ash
Flat.
DR.. JAS Atkisson, Hardy.
John NJ. Smith. Poughkeepsie,
JR Metcaf. Evening Shade.
Vol Underwood, Kings Mil.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-13
NEW FREIGHT RATES.
The Manitoba Makes a cut and the Northern
Pacicfic Meets IL.

In q Helena paper a rate sheet
just issued by the Manitoba 10 Helena
from ST. Paul and Minnesota transfer
is published. The cut was immediate
Iy met by the Northern Pacific. The
new rates are reduction Of about ~
per cent. and will 20 into effect Tues
day. November 18th. The new North
ern Pacific rates from Norther Pacific
eastern terminals-St. Paul, Mime
apolis, Minnesota transfer and Duluth
to Helena aud Garrison, which
meets the rates proposed by the Mani
toba and Montana Central are as fol.
lows:
First class s2.35 per cwt. second class
81; third, sl,75; fourth, 81 5O;hfth,Sl.aO;
A class, 81 20; b, 81; &, W eents; ID, 50
cents; E, 20 cent?; emigrsnt movables,
Sl25 per car; emigrant moveables In
less than carload lots, sl.@ per c~I;
coal, $40 per ton, in carloads; gran
and -four, in carloads, IS cents per
cwt.; salt, lime and stucco, In carloads,
20 cents per cwt.; lumber, IN Carloads
90 cents per cwt.; horses and mules
sleO per car; cattle, hogs and sheep
Sl45 per car.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-13
Gllt lst His.
SOCIETIES.

A.o. H.-Division No. meets 6rst ald second
SUNDAYS Of each month.
X. Of H-Meets frat and third Wednesdays al
1902. M, at odd Fellows Hall.
Az. IA. M.-lellowstone Lodge, No rs, hrst
and third Wednesdays.
X. A. M.-iellowstone Chapter, No. 5, second
and fourth Saturdays.
X. T.-Damascus Gommandery, second and
fourth Thursdays.
4. y. .. F.-custer Lodge, No. IL, every
Monday At their hall.
l. 90. F.-sentinsl Encsmpment, No. 6, hrsi
and third Friday.
X. Of P.-Crusader Lodge, No. :, Thursday
evenings at Odd Fellows Han
c. X Of A-Miles City Branch, every sunday nj
X. of L-First and third Fridays.
R-U. 3. Grant Post, No. II, hrst and
third Tuesdays.
L. o. q. T--star Of the Wet, No. "a, every
Thursday evening.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-13
FROM FRAME TO BRICK.

The undersigned hereby announces his ren'ovoS
from the old stand to one OF the ne1c ana cono"'o"S
brick stores in the Graham Block on the south S'"e OF
Main Street bet,ceen 9TH and 7hwhere,'cHh enlarge"
facilities for handlne his trade he wIH be SIdd TO re-
ceiue all old customers and many neW ones
w. =. SEfNNGE
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-13

]. w. Kinsley. the Helena Insurance.
man, is again In the city attending
court.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-13
rHEDAILY JOURNAL
Every Morning Except Monday.

m. O6iciaI Paper of Caster County.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-09-22
JOHNSTON JOTT1NGS.

How little do we know of the won
derful resources and capabilities of
our State! The more we travel the
more we investigate, the more we are
impressed with this truth. In a fly
ing trip to Johnston county on last
Thursday, we had the good fortune to
have as a companion, Capt. J. G.
Ellington on a ride of six miles from
Clayton to Archer Lodge. To our
surprise, we travelled over a billy
country, with red clay subsoil, strong
and fertile, and on which can be grown
as fine tobacco, clover and grass as in
any country. Clayton depot, we
learned, has an elevation Of thirty feet
over the depot at Raleigh. Clayton
is beautifully located with a splendid
watershed and all the natural sanitary
conditions for a healthy location. It's
superior advantages in this respect
should attract capital and population.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-09-22
WHICH IS THE CHEAPEST?

There are hundreds of thousands Of
acres of cleared lands in our State
which have been abandoned because,
say the owners, ait is worn out"
Have you ever calculated the cost of
clearing and fencing five acres of
land and putting it in good condition
for cultivation? If not, it would
astonish you. We venture the asser-
ton that nearly all the "worn out"
lands in our State could be reclaimed
and made more productive and more
profitable, acre for acre, with less than
half the labor and cost that is required
to bring new lands into a proper con
dition for cultivation.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-09-22

1t has every facility for manufacture
ing, and all over it's hills should rise
the smoke and din of petty industries.
The 18th was a glad and happy day
for the Archer Lodge Farmers Club,
and the hundreds of farmers and
their families who were brought to-
gether at Archer Lodge on that day.
The writer and Mr.. Jas. Pou, Of
Smithfeld, delivered addresses on the
evils under which the agriculturists of
the State and country are suffering.
Mr.. Pou made a capital speech and
we sincerely regret that we cannot, at
least, present a synopsis Of it. 1t was
full of sound practical suggestions
and showed careful thought and re-
search. We wish he could deliver it
in every township in the State.
Johnston county ladies know how
to feed. Their dinner on the occasion
was Immense We had, too, some
excellent music by the young gentle
men of the community. Everybody
seemed to enjoy the whole programme
and went away we'll satisfied.
We left Mr.. McCullers' gathering
names for the organization Of an ALI
ance, which will be reported at an
early day through our columns. He
had already organized three Alliances
in that county and was confident of
organizing a County Alliance within
the next few days.
We thank our friends for the hand
some list of subscribers given for The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER. To be success
full in our efforts at organization, We
must read our organ, and We are
gratiied to see our people coming uI
nobly to the appreciation of this
truth.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-09-22

seems to us, which should engage tbo
most serious consideration of all
people, and especially of our law
makers and Statesmen, is, how 70
1estore a healthful equipoise in ,bo
various industries of our people. We
cannot shut our eyes to the ALARMING
truth that agriculture, not only in the
South, but throughout the country :
steadily but surely declining-that al
other great industries and ~enternrisos
flourish and prosper beyond all parallel
in our history, and that agriculture Is
waning and languishing. Has tbo
time not come when the farmors
especially, should come together and
search for the causes of this unbaI
anced and threatening condition Of
things, and ~ifpossible, find the remedv2
In the mad rush of speculation, which
seems to have carried all else in its
wild sweep, agriculture must look TO
it's own interest and take care Of itself
The farmers of this country mist
organize and combine their efforts for
relief.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-09-22
FOOD FOR

We clip the following excellent ar.
ticle from the editorial columns Of that
valuable and enterprising journal The
Farm and Freslde. We commend ifs
truths to the careful study Of our
readers:
For ten years past the margin be.
tween the market value of most kinds
of farm produce and its cost of pro.
duction has been steadily narrowing.
The price of farm lands in the middle
and eastern States has been at a stand.
still, or decreasing, and the time has
come when farmers everywhere are
crying there's nothing in farmingm!
thus intensifying by their influence
the spirit of unrest which is driving
the brightest of our young men from
the farm and into the already over.
crowded professions, and the time is
not far distant, Judging by present in.
dications, when the country at large
will pass through New England's ex.
perience in\the transfer Of a large pro-
portion of it's farms into the hands Of
foreigners, and the further deprecia.
ton in value Of the remainder.
Now, we believe there is one way
and only one way by which this con.
summation may be avoided, and that
is by the better education of farmers,
both as farmers and as citizens. That
legislation is largely manipulated IN
the interests of other classes and
against the interests of farmers is a
fact too patentIfor denial but there is
no one so much to blame for this as
the farmer himself. Let farmers OBJ,
tain hal broad knowledge of human
affairs which shall enable them to IN
derstand and appreciate the relative
Importance of their calling among
other human industries and its just
and equitable rights let them united,
[fy assert and maintain these rights al
the ballot-box, and agriculture Will
have taken the grandest upward step
it's history has ever known. But be-
fore farmers can act effectively IN tins
matter they must act intelllgently'
W. have already had too much bung'
ling by half-educated legislators too
much hoodwinking of such by sharp
ers who had their special axes 10
grind too much throwing Of soPs 10
the farmer to keep him still while acts
of vital importance to his business
were being quietly passed; and TOO
much of that practice by which den1a,
gogues have managed to keep uS
farmer vote divided by raking over
the ashes of dead issues
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-09-22
PROCLAMATION.
To the Members of the Farmers ALI
ance in the State of N. 1.
GREETING

WHEREAS, Official information has beer rem hT The
that there is now organized and chartered Dy tive
National Farmers Alliance and Co-oPrt AIT.
Union of America, more than three Cou5' $formal
ances in the State of North Carolina, an ~ comfy
application has been made in behal1 OF san "a c(atn of
Alliances for a State Alliance IN the salu ""N
North Carolina, ,+ of the
Now, therefore, I, CIV. Macune, Presldedms e -
National Farmers Alliance ana 90 official
Union of America, hereby issue TINS n{ Earmers'
Proclamation, calling upon each County a aIart and
Alliance in the State of North Carollna " town of
send three delegates to assemble III oHJ stste, Oh
Rockingham, county of Richmond, III sapI n o'clock
Tuesday. the 18th day of October, 1881, at farmers
a. M, for the purpose of organizing and TO
State Alliance for the said State OF ~ suitable
formulate and adopt a Constitution NV Loot off.
Bylaws for such State Alliance, ana ~ .or,n and
GERS for such State Alliance for the mrs. in their
to make such appropriations and la"s ao nerfect
wisdom may seem necessary to the NO. the said
working and advancement of the oroei
State of N. c.. ouro,ized in
The said proposed State Alliance, II oIgaI viii be
Conformity with the laws of the OrdeF, Ali.
granted a Charter by the National faLn making
ance and COOPERATIVE Union OF Anleflc4, If incor-
it a branch of that body, under ls ~ - onthority
poration as a National Trade Union, Mlsn and exer-
to grant Charters to subordinate Douts, that state:
else exclusive original jurisdiction Wlt.n Waco, and
Given under my hand, in the CITY OF omber. A.
State of Texas, this the 12th day OF Sepe"O
D., 1887. tsEALI Wy N.cUNE,
Pres't n. F. A. 81 &. L"
sec'yN. F. A. s. c. q. of
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-09-22
SUBSCRIBERS, READ, THIS.

Is there a Cross Mark on the. margin Of
your paper? We adopt this as the simp-
lest and easiest method Of informing our
patrons that their terms of subscription
have expired, and that the paper will be
stopped if we do not hear from you. We
know "times are hard" on every
body, and especially is this true of
newspapers, and particularly agri-
cultural papers. But we must help
each other as best we can. If, therefore,
you are not prepared to renew for the
uhole year, renew. fol-. a part Of the time,
and this will enable you to have time to
make us up a club, for which you will get
the paper one year free Of charge. Soft
you see the Cross Mark, let us hear from
you.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-09-22
PROCLAMATION TIC THE ALL
u ANCES.

1t will be seen that Mr.. C. w. Ma
cune, President N. F. A. &C. w. ofA.,
issues his Proclamationto the County
Farmers Alliances of North Carolina
to elect delegates to'meet in the town
of Rockingham, on Tuesday, the 18th
of October next; <ffoAf the purpose of
organizing a Farmers State Alliance.
This is a most important matter and
requires prompt attention, as the time
is short. -
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-09-22
ONE CENT A MILE.

Secretary Nichols of the State Fair
has received from Mr.. Sol Hass, gen
eral passenger agent Of the associated
railways, a letter with reference to
railroad rates to the State Fair in
which he says:
"At a conference held on the 18th
inst, with the general managers OF the
Richmond & Danville and Atlantic q
Coast Line, it was concluded that (Sea-
board Airline assenting) the rates be
made one cent per mile for all distan-
ces over SO miles; and under SO miles
to be scaled down so that no rate shall
be lower than l5c. for the round trip
(from any point).
Il am informed this morning that
the Seabord Line have signifed their
Willingness to make this reduction, and
l therefore notify you that rates will
be issued on this basis, in order that
you may make the necessary revision
in your advertising matter"
Now every body can come to our
State Fair. The rates given are the
lowest ever before secured for any oc.
casion in the State. Let every body
begin at once to prepare to visit the
Fair and make it the very best that
has ever been held in the State.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-09-22
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OUT OF BALANCE.

From a commission merchant. re-
Gently returned from a trip to~the
naval stores producers in the adjoin-
ing sections, we learn that large guam
titles Of rosin are piled up at the
various distilleries and will there re-
main until there is some radical change
either reductions in rates of trans
portation and expenses in handling or
an advance in prices.
The rates Of freight from many of
the stations ON the various railway
lines into Wilmington is As cents per
barrel, the cost on handling in selling
is Is cents per bayrel, which makes
60 cents per barrel FOR expenses paid
to the railroad and commission mer-
chant. To this amount add the cost
Of the barrel, 25 cents, which makes
IS cents, and when sold at the market
price, 70 cents per barrel, brings the
producer in debt Is cents on every
barrel, and for the rosin he receives
not.a penny Wilmington Messenger.
A close calculation on the cost of
production Of cotton, the cost of pre-
pairing for market with the incidental
costs Of commissions, freights, &C.,
would, we opine, open the eyes of the
cotton farmers of North Carolina. We
produce something over 400, 600 bales,
averaging about one-third of a bale
per acre, and receive for it about s IL
cents per pound. How can a man
hope to live when, with these facts
staring him in the face, he goes in debt
for articles which he. should produce
at home, and pays exorbitant rates for
that credit !? By what process of
commercial policy or manipulation are
the necessary commodities of the
world be brought down to the cost of
production, or below it, as in the case
Of rosin, as quoted above from the
Messemger2 The great question, it
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-09-22
THE MATTER LIES WITH THE
LAND-HOLDER.

Eastern capital and New England
enterprise are looking Southwark.
We want, as settlers among us, non
of the r%iff-raff of foreign countries,
and we should use all proper efforts to
keep it way from our borders. But
we do need men and women of native
American Blood 20 How are we to get
them? They will not come in isolated
families. They want small colonies
Of their. own. How can they be &C
commodated2 1t cannot be done
without the aid and cooperation Of
those who own the lands \they are to
occupy. Our people are Nand-poor.
They are weighed to the GROUND by sur
plus and unoccupied and Improbable
lands, which they are utterly unable
to manage. Suppose that the owners
of such lands should conclude to sell
them (and they are anxious to do SOY,
how can it best be done Let the
owners of such lands get together by
neighborhoods and agree on how
many acres each can spare. Divide
the lands up in lots of 40 to 100 acres
each. Have them carefully surveyed
and neat and correct maps made.
Write out a truthful and faithful
description Of them. Offer each lot
for actual settlers at a fair price-as
cheap as they can be sold. Or offer
to sell each alternate lot at a very
cheap rate with the easiest and most
favorable terms. Place these lands in
the hands of Commissioner Patrick
and start him to the Northern States.
With these equipments he a bring
to our State thousands of families of
their best population. Without some
such cooperation on the part of our
land-holders, we need never hope
to get rid Of our surplus lands,
and Mr.. Patrick may grow gray, and
spend hundreds Of thousands Of dol
lars, and still they will not come. We
commend this very important matter
to the serious consideration of our
Clubs and Alliances.
The farmers and land owners in
their organized capacity should dis
cuss this subject, if they hope ever to
sell their lands and have them occu-
pied by industrious and prosperous
people, Think about it and talk about
it. It is a matter of grave import
ance.
Do you take your paper?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-09-22
STATE ALLIANCE OF TEXAS IN
+ FULL WORKING TRIM.

We gave a statement last week
showing what the Alliance and Co.
Operative Union in Texas is doing to-
wards %perfectlng its plan for business.
It may be briefly stated For several
months the Alliance has been pros
pecting for the most eligible point for
the establishment of it's permanent
Headquarters, Exchanges, State
Agency, &c. Various towns and
cities made propositions to procure it,
but the city Of Dallas was Unfortunate
bidder. 1t gave the Alliance $40, 900,
fifty acres of land for a site for it's
mammoth cotton factory, and a fine
lot lO0x20O feet on which will be
erected a large four-story building to
be occupied by the officers, agents, &c.
In other towns in the State, cotton
factories and other enterprises are be-
ing built up and in which the same
good feeling and spirit of cooperation
between the Alliance and the mer-
chants and business men is manifested.
In many of the towns the merchants
and capitalists are holders of stock in
the Alliance enterprise. It will be so
in North Carolina as soon as the
character of the order and it's purposes
are well understood. The Alliance
Exchange of Texas has made arrange
ments for selling the cotton direct to
the cotton mills Of New England. It
Is securing advantageous terms from
the railroads in the matter of freight.
1t has secured already 400, 900 bales
to sell. 1t is stored and sold by sample.
All the agents are bonded officers.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-09-22
PLEASE NOTICE.

In writing to this Office to change the
address of a paper, u subscribers will do
US a favor by stating the. Office at which
tho paper is received, as well as the one
&C which it is desired to be sent. Failure
TO do this puts us to a great deal of trouble
and the necessity Of going through a long
list Of names, involving not only much
work, but much loss of time, when time
is valuable.